Sony Play Station Network Is Back Up! Update

Update May 14, 2011:

I have just read that PSN is now back up! I logged in and I was told that I will receive an email to update my information (probably for a new password). Also on the Play Station.Blog a video from Kazuo Hirai in that Video SCEA offers an Identity Theft Protection Program, and a welcome back package.  This obviously is good news, that SCEA isn't going to leave it's customers hanging. I have Provided a link for the Video below, and the post from The Blog. Check out the top two links.

April 21, 2011:

Yesterday April 21, 2011: I was not able to log into Play Station Network. I go to The PSN (Play Station Network) site to Login, I  receive this message:

Site Maintenance Notice

The server is currently down for maintenance.

We apologize for the inconvenience. Please try again later.

I go to look on the Play Station Blog and I read that the PSN outage was being investigated, implying that it is not known why the site is down. Also the site might be down for 2 days. Now the site was reported to be down on April 20, 2011, but I was on PSN that day. It probably happened when I got off.

I hope this isn't the beginning of a trend!


Update, April 23, 2011:

PSN is still down. Is Sony being straight forward with us? According to the Play Station Blog, PSN was turned off because of  an outside intrusion that affected PSN and Qriocity. Now an investigation is still going on.

I appreciate My PS3, because of  the lack of problems it has, compared to a Windows PC. Don't get me wrong, on a Windows PC I enjoy some of the best Graphics, gameplay and sound that I cannot enjoy on a Console, including PS3, but a Windows based PC can sometimes involve troubleshooting. On my PS3, I can play a game, without having to worry, about whether I have installed the right software, is my hardware compatible, or any other of the many reasons that can be involved.

I hope Sony owns up, to providing a quality Entertainment experience.

Update, April 23, 2011:

Sony PSN and Qriocity services are now suspended. This is for security reasons according to the Play Station Blog. I still feel what I posted before still applies, even more now than before.

I repeat: I hope Sony owns up, to providing a quality Entertainment experience.

Update April 26, 2011:


There has been a recent update on The Play Station Blog, with a Q&A about the what has been going on. I noticed that Sony has given the typical, "we are not able to comment at this time," as an answer to many of the questions. One thing that stood out is that the breach, into PSN and Qriocity may have compromised, our name, address, email account, login, password, birth date, credit card number if you have one. Basically enough to get  PSN users robbed clean!

What is being done about this, it is not okay!


Update May 2, 2011:

Sony PSN is still down, I tried to log in today, and it pointed to that it still under going maintenance. Also Sony stresses that it was a "maybe" that credit card numbers have been compromised. Maybe is still unsettling, and it is what was posted on the Play Station Blog. Past Play Station Blog posts have edited. You can check out new updates yourself.

For more information you can check out the Play Station Blog yourself, by clicking on the links below.


Update May 14, 2011:

I have just read that PSN is now back up! I logged in and I was told that I will receive an email to update my information (probably for a new password). Also on the Play Station.Blog a video from Kazuo Hirai in that Video SCEA offers an Identity Theft Protection Program, and a welcome back package.  This obviously is good news, that SCEA isn't going to leave it's customers hanging. I have Provided a link for the Video below, and the post from The Blog. Check out the top two links.

Information is from personal experience and these sources:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/14/kazuo-hirai-playstation-network-relaunch-announcement/

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/14/play-on-%E2%80%93-psn-restoration-begins-now/

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/02/playstation-network-security-update/

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/30/press-release-some-playstation-network-and-qriocity-services-to-be-available-this-week/

http://us.playstation.com/support/answer/index.htm?a_id=2356

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/23/latest-update-for-psnqriocity-services/

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/20/update-on-psn-service-outages-2/

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/21/latest-update-on-psn-outage/

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/22/update-on-playstation-network-qriocity-services/

http://us.playstation.com/psn/

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